Etymology

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Today it means: the time (number of days) by which a solar year exceeds twelve lunar months; it is used in the calculation of the date of Easter Full definition →

French épacte ← Latin epactae ← Ancient Greek ἐπακταί
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐπακταί“intercalary days”
  2. Latin · derived fromepactae
  3. French · derived fromépacte
  4. English todayepact

From French épacte, from Latin epactae, from Ancient Greek ἐπακταί (epaktaí, “intercalary days”), feminine plural of ἐπακτός (epaktós, “brought on or in, added”).

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